Senior Navigation Hardware Engineer – Advanced Concepts
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Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!
This role is part of Advanced Concepts and Enterprise Engineering (ACE), supporting Blue Origin’s mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. The team fosters innovation and drives engineering workflows of the future, shared solutions and standards, simplicity and lower costs, and manufacturable design.Blue Origin’s Enterprise Engineering Flight Systems group is seeking an experienced Senior Electrical Engineer to design and develop critical systems for the New Glenn, Lunar Transportation, In Space Systems, and Advanced Concepts Engineering business units at Blue Origin.
As part of a hardworking team of specialists, you will be leading the electrical engineering of navigation sensors and systems used in all of Blue Origin’s spaceflight vehicles. This position will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe, low cost, and reliable spaceflight and will directly shape the future of space exploration.
- Design, integrate, test, and deploy sensors for spaceflight navigation, such as gyroscopes, accelerometers, magnetometers, Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs), wireless radios, RF, star trackers, etc.
- Lead the development of simple and reliable hardware meeting the company's position, navigation, and timing (PNT) and redundancy requirements
- Drive regulatory and certification activities and electrical/mechanical failure analysis
- Lead acceptance and qualification testing for space worthy sensors and EEE components (EMI, radiation, etc.) including test execution, data collection and analysis
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
- 8+ years of experience in electronic design, preferably in aerospace or defense
- Proficiency in schematic design using industry-standard tools (Altium, OrCAD, or equivalent)
- Proven expertise in complex circuit design, including component selection, architecture, circuit schematics, prototyping, and design for industrial manufacturing
- Working knowledge of PCB design, assembly processes, and PCB layout software
- Familiarity with low-noise analog and digital test equipment
- Some software experience in C, C++, Python
- Self-starting who thrives in a fast-paced new product development environment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
- Full product lifecycle gyroscope/accelerometer experience
- Demonstrated experience in the development, prototyping, testing, and calibration of accelerometers, gyroscopes, magnetometers and inertial measurement units
- Demonstrated experience with design of GPS/GNSS software-defined-radio and/or RF communication systems
- Strong familiarity with hardware testing and the ability to operate test equipment such as a vector network analyzer, spectrum analyzer, signal generator, oscilloscope, power meters, and thermal chamber
- Experience with interfacing with high-performance (low noise, high dynamic range, low bias, temperature-insensitive) analog sensors (accelerometers, gyros)
Compensation Range for:
CO applicants is $144,179.00 - $201,849.90 WA applicants is $156,802.00 - $219,522.45Don’t meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Desired
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
- Full product lifecycle gyroscope/accelerometer experience
- Demonstrated experience in the development, prototyping, testing, and calibration of accelerometers, gyroscopes, magnetometers and inertial measurement units
- Demonstrated experience with design of GPS/GNSS software-defined-radio and/or RF communication systems
- Strong familiarity with hardware testing and the ability to operate test equipment such as a vector network analyzer, spectrum analyzer, signal generator, oscilloscope, power meters, and thermal chamber
- Experience with interfacing with high-performance (low noise, high dynamic range, low bias, temperature-insensitive) analog sensors (accelerometers, gyros)
Compensation Range for
CO applicants is $144,179.00 - $201,849.90 WA applicants is $156,802.00 - $219,522.45
Other site ranges may differ
Culture Statement
Don’t meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
- How much does the Senior Navigation Hardware Engineer – Advanced Concepts at Blue Origin pay?
- The posting lists a range of $144K–$220K per year. Ranges reflect what Blue Origin publicly declared on the source posting.
- Where is this Senior Navigation Hardware Engineer – Advanced Concepts role based?
- The role is based in Greater Seattle Area.
- What experience does Blue Origin expect for this role?
- The posting is tagged as a senior-level role, typically 5+ years of experience. Check the requirements section for specifics.
- How was this posting sourced?
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